Mary MacDonald Kerr stayed in her green winter coat as she huddled on a sofa in the theater lobby. It was more the cold than hurry that kept her bundled, although the actress was expecting a bustling rehearsal for Next Act Theatre's next act.

"A lot of it is being created on the spot in rehearsal," MacDonald Kerr said. She has a role in the show titled - take a breath, it's long - "It's a Wonderful Life Live Radio Show," which begins Nov. 15. | Nov. 9, 2012»Read Full Article

"12 Years a Slave," the historical drama written by Mequon native John Ridley, won the top audience prize at the Toronto International Film Festival Sunday, Variety reports.

Directed by Steve McQueen and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave" is being talked about as an Oscar front-runner. The movie is based on the true story of a black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in 19th-century America. | Sept. 15, 2013»Read Full Article

Dazzled with visions of starting fresh, lovers beginning an affair always think their story will be different. But what almost invariably results is another iteration of the same tired prose, inscribed by people who repeat the life they sought to escape rather than making a new one.

That's easiest to see in retrospect, which is how we view the affair featured in Harold Pinter's "Betrayal," composed of nine scenes that gradually move us back nine years, from 1977 to 1968. | Sept. 15, 2013»Read Full Article

According to a report in The Sunday Times of London, organizers of the Man Booker prize plan, for the first time, to allow American writers in the competition.

The Booker is probably the most discussed prize given annually for fiction written in English. The prize is designed to honor the best novel of the year written by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland. It is sponsored by Man Group, an investment management business. The winner receives £50,000 and a significant attention kick. | Sept. 15, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

Milwaukee-based musician Peter Mulvey is traveling around Wisconsin and Michigan on his bicycle, and rolling into the Schauer Arts & Activities Center in Hartford Oct. 4 as part of his seventh annual bicycle tour. The singer-songwriter is expected to play originals and cover jazz and bluegrass tunes. | Sept. 15, 2013»Read Full Article